Okay so, like I said, this has been posted elsewhere beforehand so I already have the first few chapters done.

This will also have a pacing similar to the anime, so the murder might happen in this chapter or the next one. I expect this will have about 20 chapters? Possibly less since I'm condensing the parts.

WIth that out of the way, I hope you enjoy~

-Wisteria

Those who Live and Those who let Live, Chapter 1: daily life

Riku eventually found himself in a canteen type place. Sitting at the table were Murasaki, Taiki, Vasily, Holly, Dot, Nutmeg, Remy and Max.

"So what's happening?" He asked uncertainly.

"We're trying to find a way out," Holly told him. "No luck yet."

"I checked the kitchen and didn't find anything, but there was a ton of food," Max added. "I doubt we'll starve."

"What makes you say that? It probably won't feed a bunch of guild 'mon for more than a month." Remy pointed out.

"A-Actually, Monokuma popped up to me while I was in there." Max replied, shaking his head.

"You mean he just appeared in front of you?"

"Yeah! He said that the budget is otherworldly and that we won't go hungry at all."

"How do we know he's not lying?" Holly raised a brow. "For all we know he's thinking of starving us."

"I doubt that's the case..."

More Pokémon had begun to file into the canteen at this point, reporting their findings. Most of them found nothing.

"It looks like there are enough rooms for all of us," Astra said. "Which means I don't have to sleep with the boys!" She stretched, looking pleased with herself.

"Really? I didn't expect you to be so happy about that, Astra," Svetlana replied obliviously. "I mean, you and Max slept together every night!"

"Ghh- Hey! What the fuck, Svet!?" The Vulpix spat, bristling.

"The only way outside is the training field and the beach, but it's all surrounded. And Hope's Peak Guild is on an island, so there's no swimming to get away..." Pandora said.

"What about flying?" Murasaki pointed out.

"How long could you fly across an ocean for?" Zephyr shot back pointedly.

"Hey! I have tons of stamina." She puffed out her cheeks.

"Well...whoever's behind this, we're not going to stoop so low as to commit murder to leave! We aren't going to give them the satisfaction of seeing us kill." Riku stated, trying to rouse courage among the group. Some of the Pokémon nodded, but quite a few others looked less than impressed.

"Upupupupu, how can you be so sure?~" came a familiar, grating voice. At that moment, Monokuma appeared before them, chest puffed out proudly.

"H-How the fuck does he do that!?" Astra shrieked, falling backwards on her haunches.

"It's a secret, my dear Astra!" The Teddiursa tsked. "And don't worry about no murders occurring, because I have motives!~"

"M-Motives?" Vasily piped up, squirming in her chair. "Wh-What are m-motives?"

"Things that will urge you to kill each other!" He giggled. "Follow me!" With that, the teddy bear walked out of the room, beckoning them to follow. "If you don't, I may just have to punish you~"

Monokuma led them to a room with an intercom. Near it was a small recorder. The Teddiursa looked as if he could barely contain his devilish excitement.

"What is this room for?" Nico asked.

"It's the monitor room," Monokuma replied. "Where I make the announcements. Oh, and by the way, bedtime is at 10pm and daytime starts at 8am~! So you had better pay attention to the announcements~"

"Oh, and speaking of which..." Monokuma slammed a paw on the recorder. Immediately a shrill sound played over the intercom, not unlike a dog whistle. "No sleeping is allowed until a murder occurs~! This sound won't go away until you doooo."

"G-Gah! I c-can't take this!" Vasily promptly fainted.

"What? Are you going to sacrifice someone now?" Nutmeg leaned over her curiously.

"Hey! Give her space." Remy shooed her away, moving Vasily's body onto her shoulders. "I'm going to the infirmary."

"Doesn't that count as sleeping?" Crystal asked Monokuma, brow raised skeptically.

"Well, fainting make things more interesting, and it wasn't voluntary..." the bear pursed his lips. "Nah, it doesn't count. Now get out of here!" He waved a paw dismissively.

It had been three hours.
Monokuma wasn't kidding when he said the sound wouldn't stop.

They had all been trying to make a plan, but it was impossible to think with that shrill, piercing sound constantly flowing through the air.

"Ugh, I'm getting antsy. A murder had better happen soon or else I'll take matters into my own hands!" Murasaki lashed her tail.

"Oh please, you couldn't kill anyone if you tried." Holly rolled her eyes.

"You wanna fucking test that theory, hot shit!?" Murasaki leaned forward, flexing her claws and flaring her wings.

"Why not? It'd get the game started." She chuckled darkly, smirking at the dragon's violent reaction.

"Murasaki, don't. She just wants to see you get angry." Izumi placed a hand on her arm.

"Ugh...whatever." The Flygon sat back down, but she was glaring daggers at the Lopunny.

"We need to...find a way to get out of here." Riku repeated. "Maybe we can't hear it outside?"

"Nope." Taiki shook his head. "I already checked. There are speakers out there so we can hear it."

"Dammit." Riku hissed under his breath. "The best thing we can do now then is eat and return to our rooms. Try not to fall asleep or anything—"

The intercom suddenly dinged, and Monokuma came on the intercom. "Ding dong, bing bong! It is now 10pm. At night is when the baddies come out to play, so are you sure you want to stay out at night? You never know when a lowlife murderer might be lurking about, still cleansing themselves from the blood of their last victim..." he added ominously, before the intercom shut off.

"Ugh, we had better return to our rooms. Try not to fall asleep, anyone. There's no telling what he'll do if you do." Pandora warned, before bounding away.

"She's right. We should be very careful. Maybe we can stay in pairs." Izumi added. "There's safety in numbers, you know."

"Bah, fuck that! There's no way anyone could even think of touching me!" Murasaki cackled. "I'm going back to my room! None of you fuckers better even think of following me." With that she left, knocking over a rack with her tail, probably on purpose.

Max nodded nervously. "I-I'm leaving too. I don't want to be caught where I could get killed..." her scampered away, claws skittering on the floor as he went. Astra and Nico soon followed.

Crystal shrugged. "I'm leaving too. I sense that things will end badly for me should I choose to stay out any longer." Then she left as well.

"W-Wait! I don't want to b-be left alone here!" Dot called, following her quickly.

"I don't want to be left here either. No way am I going to get killed!" Svetlana ran out as well.

Eventually the only people left were Holly, Izumi and Riku.

"What are you going to do?" Holly asked suddenly.

"Wh-What?"

"Well, you're a detective, aren't you? If there is a murder, then you should be able to deduce who did it."

"Yeah...I guess...what about you, Izumi?" Riku turned to look at the Treecko.

"Well, I-I can calm people down. I could prevent mass hysteria should there be a murder..." Izumi stated. She seemed awfully calm despite the ear piercing sound and ban on sleep.

"Yeah, that could be useful." He offered a hopeful grin. Izumi gave a small, shy smile in return.

"In any case, we need to return to our rooms. There's no telling if someone could be plotting to murder us right now..." Holly muttered, before making her way out of the cafeteria.

Riku made his way to the dorms, finding a chibi picture of himself over one of the doors. He assumed it was his room.

"Huh. Cute." He pushed open the door and stepped inside. The room was spacious and comfortable looking, similar to a hotel room. The window was uncovered, but he doubted it was breakable.

Riku sat on his bed, keeping the lights on. The annoying sound still rang in his ears and he let out a grumble of annoyance, flattening them.

He noticed a bookshelf and made his way over to it, thumbing through the titles. Nothing interested him. He gave a sigh. Looks like there was nothing left to do but wait until morning...